dTelecom pushes open-source live video with bandwidth pricing
dTelecom Cloud has launched a Decentralized Live Video SDK on ProductHunt, enabling developers to build audio/video conferencing and livestreaming applications on a decentralized infrastructure. The service aims to offer cost savings of up to 95% compared to centralized alternatives, providing open-source tools and bandwidth-based pricing for up to 100,000 participants with under 500ms latency.
Key Takeaways
- The SDK is live on Product Hunt and targets both audio/video conferencing and livestreaming.
- dTelecom says the platform supports up to 100,000 participants with under 500ms latency.
- Pricing is based on bandwidth, with a free tier at 50 Mbps and paid plans at $400, $1,540, and $3,600 per month.
- dTelecom says its stack — media server, client SDKs, and auxiliary services — is open source and “perpetually free.”
- The company cites example use cases including compact classrooms, fitness apps, social platforms, virtual events, and live commerce.
Why It Matters
dTelecom is trying to differentiate on two concrete variables that matter to developers: open-source control and bandwidth-only pricing. The pitch spans both conferencing and live streaming, with the same APIs claimed to handle a 1:1 meeting or an interactive 10:10,000 live stream, which narrows the gap between product categories in the stack. The ecosystem angle is the pricing comparison against centralized, closed-source rivals listed on the page, including Twilio, Agora, Vonage, 100ms, LiveKit, and VideoSDK. Watch whether the company publishes usage data or customer references beyond the Product Hunt launch and its example apps.
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